Thursday, March 1, 2012

BOB Entry One

Dejon
Book Title: Peak.
Fourteen year Peak Marcello’s after being arrested for climbing a skyscraper in New
York City, finds his long lost father at his trial. Taken away by his father to Napal the
find that they had more an incoming then they thought. But as the climb to the top of the
mountain peak finds out his father is selfish and bring him along for his own personal
benefit.


Emma
Book Title: Peaches.
Peaches is a juicy book filled with drama and suspense making you want to come back for
more. All the girls in this book (Murphy, Leeda and birdie) have different ways of life , different
ways of seeing things and different ways of putting up with each other for a summer down
on the peach orchard. Murphy Mcogowen is a sexy girl that the boys would all stop and stare
at she is also a tough girl who craves trouble and excitement in her life , she has a lot to put
up with in her life along with working on the peach orchard for a full summer with Leeda and
Birdie . Leeda is a gorgeous girl with curly locks of blonde and perfect skin . She feels as though
Rex (leedas boyfriend) is all she has aside from her life of luxury . Birdie is a young looking girl
who is always following the rules of her father and helping him run the peach orchard. While
reading this book I learned that no matter how different you are or how you live life there are
always friends out there that will love you.


David
The Highest Tide
Miles O’Malley is a 13 year old boy who loves to go out to a bay he lives right by and collect specimens, creatures and such. His friend Professor Kramer knows a lot about biology and taught miles a lot about biology.  His friend Angie Stegner is on drugs and has an addictive personality. Florence an old woman he likes to go to for advice is having trouble getting around and is in danger of going to assisted living. He hears one night that that his parents are thinking about getting a divorce. He fears he will have to say good bye to his beloved bay.


Arcan
Maus



The character in this story is facing a life of running and hiding from the Nazis because he is a Jew. It is a fictional book, and also a comic. It is still gritty, giving details of what the Nazis did to the Jews. They burned them, killed them, took their money, property, and everything imaginable.  Even though World War Two is over the memories still haunt him. His son is a book writer and wants all the details of the war and his father’s personal life in Nazi Germany. His father tells him the story of his life and that is the book is written out. The story switches back and forth from real life and his father’s life.

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